Variety abounds at the 18th Street Locomotive Shop. The Siemens Testing Charger prepares to make its first run. The 406 heritage unit rests nearby.

Departing Union Station under the Chicago skyline.

Amtrak P092 flies past the old signal 5 minutes late on his way to Tampa.

Amtrak's Veterans Memorial Unit exhibited at Union Depot during Train Day.

Amtrak Nose Study #3

Amtrak MP21B 591 as seen at the Redondo Junction engine facility in Los Angeles, California, on April 15, 2017. Built by Motive Power Industries in 2010. Ph... (more)

Amtrak Nose Study #2

Amtrak F59PHI 454 as seen at the Redondo Junction engine facility in Los Angeles, California, on April 15, 2017. Built by EMD in June 1998. Photographed on ... (more)

Amtrak Nose Study #1

Amtrak P42DC 2 as seen at the Redondo Junction engine facility in Los Angeles, California, on April 15, 2017. Built by General Electric in August 1996. Phot... (more)

The locals call it May Gray. During this time of year fog rolls in off the ocean and moves inland. Southbound No. 11 the Coast Starlight has a impressive lashup today. Along with the usual P42's a... (more)

P097 running behind schedule by 2 hours through Callahan, FL at 79mph leaving triple track for double.

The Coast Starlight stops at Klamath Falls on Thanksgiving morning 1994. There are lots of smokers braving the chill to blaze up.

Seen here, Amtrak's Southwest Chief uses up every bit of its allotted 79mph trackside as it traverses through an elevated cut near Waldo, NM. Moments prior to meeting its eastbound counterpart, th... (more)

Running a bit late on its eastbound trip across Donner Pass, Amtrak's California Zephyr is about to duck into the snowshed at Norden. Trailing is Budd observation car "Dagny Taggart", formerly NYC... (more)

With the snow-covered Rockies shining brightly in the distance, Amtrak’s Southwest Limited curves around the iconic Wootton Ranch. This was the one-time home of Richens “Uncle Dick” W... (more)

Amtrak 92 leads the Pennsylvanian west through MP 249.